EBK PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEER
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.5CQ
(a)
To determine
Whether the projectile is a freely falling body.
(b)
To determine
The acceleration in vertical direction.
(c)
To determine
The acceleration in horizontal direction.
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a projectile is launched at some angle to the horizontal with some initial speed vi1, and air resistance is negligible. (a) is the projectile a freely falling body? (b) what is its acceleration in the vertical direction? ( Let up be the positive direction.) (c) what is its acceleration in the horizontal direction?
A projectile is launched at some angle to the horizontal with some initial speed vi, and air resistance is negligible.
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A projectile is launched at some angle to the horizontal with some initial speed vi, and air resistance is negligible.
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